Eastern Command (India)

Eastern Command
Insignia of the Eastern Command
Active1920–present
Country India
Branch Indian Army
TypeCommand
HeadquartersFort William, Kolkata, West Bengal
EngagementsWorld War II
Sino-Indian War
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
2020 China–India skirmishes
Commanders
Current
commander
Lt Gen Ram Chander Tiwari UYSM AVSM SM
Notable
commanders
Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa
Gen Rajendrasinhji Jadeja
Gen K S Thimayya
Gen P. P. Kumaramangalan
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
Lt Gen S. P. P. Thorat
Gen A. S. Vaidya
Gen V. N. Sharma
Gen V. K. Singh
Gen Bikram Singh
Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag
Gen M. M. Naravane
Gen Anil Chauhan
Gen Manoj Pande
Insignia
Flag

The Eastern Command is one of the six operational commands of the Indian Army. It is headquartered in Fort William in the city of Kolkata in the state of West Bengal. The Eastern Command was formed on 1 November 1920.[1] The Command is commanded by a three-star rank officer with the title General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C).

Lieutenant General Ram Chander Tiwari is the current GOC-in-C of Eastern Command.[2]

  1. ^ "The Official Home Page of the Indian Army". www.indianarmy.nic.in.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference tewari was invoked but never defined (see the help page).